ANTONIO LIVE THIS MORNING IN BOSTON'S FINANCIAL DISTRICT WITH WHERE THINGS STAND AT THIS HOUR. ANTOINETTE? THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GREAT, BIANCA. A LAST-DITCH VOTE WAS ABANDONED LAST NIGHT. CONGRESS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON A DEAL TODAY, BUT UNTIL THAT DEAL IS MADE, WALL STREET IS IN PANIC MODE. BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE ADJOURNED LAST NIGHT WITHOUT A DEAL TO AVOID DEFAULT AND REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT. SENATE LEADERS HARRY REID AND MITCH McCONNELL HAVE RESTARTED NEGOTIATIONS AFTER HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER'S ALTERNATIVE PLAN WAS REJECTED BY TEA PARTY REPUBLICANS BEFORE IT EVEN CAME UP FOR A VOTE. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE BILLS THE REPUBLICANS ARE PUTTING ON THE FLOOR TODAY IS A DECISION TO DEFAULT. THE MARKETS CLOSED DOWN FOR THE DAY. THE U.S. AAA CREDIT RATING IS UNDER REVIEW FOR A DOWNGRADE. AMERICANS ARE FED UP. MICHELLE LANGBEN, A CANCER PATIENT, IS ANGRY THAT THE SHUTDOWN HAS DENIED HER EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT. IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. I HONESTLY REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED A LONG TIME AGO. THE DEMOCRATIC DEAL IN THE WORKS WOULD REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT UNTIL JANUARY 15, EXTEND THE NATION'S CREDIT LIMIT UNTIL FEBRUARY 7, AND MAKE NO MAJOR CHANGES TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAWS. THE PRESIDENT TELLING WABC HE DOESN'T THINK THE SHOWDOWN WILL GO THIS FAR AGAIN. THE REPUBLICANS RECOGNIZING THIS WAS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY AND SEEING A HORRIBLE REACTION FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FRONT THIS PLAY AGAIN. WITH THE COUNTRY'S CREDIT RATING UNDER REVIEW RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GREAT FOR WALL STREET TODAY, BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE EXPECTS CONGRESS TO GET SOMETHING DONE TODAY. WE'RE LIVE IN BOSTON'S FINANCIAL